ittibittinurse

ittibittinurse has 18 years experience and specializes in med/surg and adult critical care.

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1. Not what I expected

   ittibittinurse replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

   Never heard of a lazy nurse being a good nurse. Case management is stressful. Those nurses who work 3 years and go into case management or become nurse practitioners don't really k kW much or have...

2. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

   ittibittinurse replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Interesting post. I was accused of hitting another nurse in a patient's room in front of a patient. This came from a new nurse who was put in a charge nurse position to visa around those of us who had...

3. Why don't you just read the chart?

   ittibittinurse replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My hospital has the ER nurse, who has been caring for the patient, to bring the patient to whatever unit, the ER nurse has a report sheet(approved by the hospital) that is brought with the patient....

4. Should I leave this racist town?

   ittibittinurse replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Leave and find a job where you feel comfortable. I have been a nurse for many years and have been through racism(only white nurse in a hospital with predominantly black nurses), sexism(doctors, male...

5. University of Phoenix CEO quits

   ittibittinurse replied to Mavrick's topic in Nursing News

   I have advanced without any issues as well as many nurses who have UOP degrees...so your post is moot...apparently, you have not read all the posts on this thread because other online programs were...

6. University of Phoenix CEO quits

   ittibittinurse replied to Mavrick's topic in Nursing News

   I obtained my MSN, which was my goal. Don't think I will pursue a doctorate. I have seen the online MSN nurse practitioner programs. Not sure I like them. Seems like the clinical aspect is lacking....

7. University of Phoenix CEO quits

   ittibittinurse replied to Mavrick's topic in Nursing News

   Agreed....any other programs that you feel do that other than UOP? I would like to

8. University of Phoenix CEO quits

   ittibittinurse replied to Mavrick's topic in Nursing News

   Your posts are interesting. I got my BSN from UOP years ago.Why? Because I lived in a rural area and the local nursing schools lost their accreditation in their undergraduate programs and graduate...

9. Why did you retire or become inactive?

   ittibittinurse replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

   I quit nursing for five years to care for my parents. During that process, I became ill myself, but soldiered on caring for them and for myself. I finally decided to go back to nursing. I finished by...

10. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    ittibittinurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm one of those older nurses you refer to in your post. I don't really care about your BSN, your ADN....when you hit the door as a new nurse...young or old...I want some respect. Your post, in my...

11. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    ittibittinurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with your comment about being mean being consistent. I work with two nurses in my new position that are just mean. They say they know they are that way and they think it is okay. So, since...

12. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    ittibittinurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my new position( been here 5 months) in new facility(to me,...experienced nurseof over 20 years here), there is no partnership...it is a competition....don't know why....when I have patients who...

13. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    ittibittinurse replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had an incident where a family member came through the ER went up to a unit and shot and killed two people...this was about a year and a half ago..the family member was upset because his mom had died...

14. Mom thinking about going back to nursing school... NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

    ittibittinurse replied to JenInSchool's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is the problem I have with older ladies wanting to go back to nursing school...they don't have a concept of reality...Nursing school is not reality...where are the posts about the stay at home...

15. Funny doctor orders

    ittibittinurse replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last week saw an order that read, "Daily weights...where are the daily weights?" Interesting...then my doctor boyfriend wrote an order that said, "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, GIVE ANTIBIOTIC TO PATIENT...